Some movies!
May. 5th, 2024 01:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sasha_featherI watched a few things that had minimal flashing lights, yay.
The Pez Outlaw is a delightful documentary on Netflix about a regular guy who got into selling rare Pez dispensers to collectors. He was a "gray market" seller, not quite legal but not quite illegal. Very funny, quirky people, a good time.
Where the Crawdads Sing, also on Netflix but leaving soon. Kind of heavy subject material, dealing with abuse, abandonment, sexual assault, but from the perspective of a woman who survived these things, and made a life for herself that she loved. The Carolina wetlands that she lives in sustain her materially, intellectually, and spiritually. Some beautiful wildlife scenes in this! David Strathairn plays a kindly lawyer who defends our heroine from murder charges, after her ex-boyfriend is found dead.
She Said, a BOATS (based on a true story) about the journalists who investigated Harvey Weinstein. Again this is heavy subject material, but it focuses on investigative journalism, truth telling, and the hard work it takes to bring the truth to light. I enjoyed this a lot. Ashley Judd stars as herself, in a minor role. I Loved Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, and Patricia Clarkson, who all came across as very kind and competent.
The Pez Outlaw is a delightful documentary on Netflix about a regular guy who got into selling rare Pez dispensers to collectors. He was a "gray market" seller, not quite legal but not quite illegal. Very funny, quirky people, a good time.
Where the Crawdads Sing, also on Netflix but leaving soon. Kind of heavy subject material, dealing with abuse, abandonment, sexual assault, but from the perspective of a woman who survived these things, and made a life for herself that she loved. The Carolina wetlands that she lives in sustain her materially, intellectually, and spiritually. Some beautiful wildlife scenes in this! David Strathairn plays a kindly lawyer who defends our heroine from murder charges, after her ex-boyfriend is found dead.
She Said, a BOATS (based on a true story) about the journalists who investigated Harvey Weinstein. Again this is heavy subject material, but it focuses on investigative journalism, truth telling, and the hard work it takes to bring the truth to light. I enjoyed this a lot. Ashley Judd stars as herself, in a minor role. I Loved Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, and Patricia Clarkson, who all came across as very kind and competent.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:54 am (UTC)I like David Strathairn.
He's got most excellent energy
Date: 2024-05-05 05:13 pm (UTC)...and I'll watch something just because he's in it. Which has led to some very bizarre programming, and you've taught me that with a critical eye, one can appreciate anything even if it's not strictly enjoyable.
Re: He's got most excellent energy
Date: 2024-05-05 07:10 pm (UTC)Thank you!
I think the most recent thing I saw him in was Fast Color (2018), which is terrific.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-05-05 07:08 pm (UTC)I didn't realize he was in The Expanse! I got to know him through the films of John Sayles and the times he played Oppenheimer and Edward R. Murrow.
Huzzah for less strobing
Date: 2024-05-05 05:15 pm (UTC)Have you found something besides Does the Dog Die to screen out (oops, pun) the damaging flashy effects?
Do either Crawdad or She Said show the actual crimes?
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:52 pm (UTC)Crawdad does show an assault (she fights him off) and domestic violence.
She Said does not show anything directly but does contain detailed accounts. And it's all through the movie.
For you, I'd recommend Pez Outlaw.
Re: Huzzah for less strobing
Date: 2024-05-07 07:37 pm (UTC)Definitely more my speed!
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Date: 2024-05-05 07:14 pm (UTC)